What is your favorite approach?

Or do you start playing with some of your materials and see what develops?

Either way works of course, there is nothing as personal as the process of creation...

Remember that there are no rules, there's only your vision. What you see in your mind's eye, what you want to create, that is what we are here for as artists. The process of designing a new piece should be fun, an exploration of possibilities! No stress allowed!